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HBO’s The Newsroom puts spin on Zimmerman’s 9-1-1- call (VIDEO)

The HBO series The Newsroom depicted one of its leading characters deceptively editing George Zimmerman’s 9-1-1 phone call, much like NBC News did in March of 2012. A little context: At approximately 7:09 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2012, Zimmerman spotted Trayvon Martin “suspiciously” walking about the Twin Lakes community in Sanford, Florida. He dialed the Sanford police […]

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Oprah makes disturbing parallel to Zimmerman trial, likens Trayvon Martin’s death to Emmett Till’s murder in 1955 (VIDEO)

During an exclusive interview with NBC’s The Grio, Oprah Winfrey discussed her role in the upcoming film “The Butler” and quickly made a disturbing connection between Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till – before carefully explaining how she wanted to be remembered in history. Rewind to 1955. A 14-year-old African-American boy named Emmett Till from Chicago, Illinois was […]

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EDITORIAL: Zimmerman’s defense rests. We wait.

The death of Trayvon Martin was an avoidable tragedy. Yet almost everyone agrees that the state of Florida has not proven its case against George Zimmerman. If the jury acts as they should, and returns a verdict of not guilty, how will the public react?

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